1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team

The 1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team represented Camp Grant during the 1943 college football season.[1] The Warriors were coached by Charlie Bachman of Michigan State, and compiled a record of 2–6–2 against an incredibly hard schedule that included final #2 Iowa Pre-Flight, #3 Michigan, #5 Purdue, and #6 Great Lakes Navy. They were ranked a single time by the AP, achieving the #20 spot with a 2–3–1 record, and were dropped the next week after a loss to the #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers.

1943 Camp Grant Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
1943 record2–6–2
Head coachCharlie Bachman (1st season)
CaptainCoomer (left tackle)
Home stadiumRockford HS Stadium
1943 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 Bainbridge   –    7 –0 –0
Bunker Hill NAS   –    6 –0 –0
Greensboro   –    6 –0 –0
Memphis NAS   –    3 –0 –0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight   –    9 –1 –0
No. 10 March Field   –    9 –1 –0
No. 8 Del Monte Pre-Flight   –    7 –1 –0
Randolph Field   –    9 –1 –1
Georgia Pre-Flight   –    5 –1 –0
No. 6 Great Lakes Navy   –    10 –2 –0
San Diego NAS   –    7 –2 –0
Fort Riley   –    6 –2 –1
Alameda Coast Guard   –    4 –2 –1
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight   –    3 –4 –1
North Carolina Pre-Flight   –    2 –4 –1
Camp Grant   –    2 –6 –2
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Illinois
W 23–03,500[2]
September 18Michigan
L 0–2611,000[3]
September 25Wisconsin
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL
W 10–711,000[4]
October 2Marquette
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL
T 7–711,000[5]
October 9No. 7 Purdue
L 0–19[6]
October 16No. 13 MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNL 7–13[7]
October 23Fort RileyNo. 20Fort Riley, KST 13–1310,000[8]
November 6Great Lakes Navy
  • Ross Field
  • Great Lakes, IL
L 0–1222,000[9]
November 13No. 5 Iowa Pre-FlightIowa City, IAL 13–28[10]
NovemberFort Riley
  • Rockford HS Stadium
  • Rockford, IL ("Midwest Army Championship")
L 6–1010,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "Camp Grant". The Miami Herald. 1943-11-28. p. 47. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  2. "Illinois Loses Debut To Camp Grant, 23-0". The Miami News. 1943-09-12. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  3. "Wolverines Top Soldier Eleven 26-0". Hartford Courant. 1943-09-19. p. 45. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  4. "Long Field Goal Beats Badgers". The Star Press. 1943-09-26. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  5. "Rudan Scores As Marquette Ties Camp Grant". The Journal Times. 1943-10-04. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  6. "Purdue Downs Camp Grant". The Baltimore Sun. 1943-10-10. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  7. "It's Jug Joust Time -- So the Gophers Dig In". The South Bend Tribune. 1943-10-18. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  8. "Fort Riley-Camp Grant Game for Army Grid Title is 13-13 Tie". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1943-10-24. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  9. "Bluejackets Nip Camp Grant 11". The Lincoln Star. 1943-11-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  10. "Iowa Seahawks Defeat Camp Grant Team 28-13". The Capital Times. 1943-11-14. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  11. "Fort Riley Takes 'Breaks' To Best Camp Grant, 10-6". The Pantagraph. 1943-11-21. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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